Saturday, April 21, 2012

Fighter Jet Jump Jets Will Harm British Capability



Fighter Jets About-Turn 'Will Harm Capability’ -- The Telegraph

Britain will be less able to undertake military operations with the fighter jets that ministers are preparing to buy under a cost-saving exercise, secret defence plans show.

The Daily Telegraph has seen a Ministry of Defence document setting out secret contingency planning for future military operations in Afghanistan, the Falklands, Saudi Arabia and Africa.

The highly-classified report shows that planners have grave doubts about the capabilities of the jump jets ministers now want to buy for the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers which are still under-construction.

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My Comment: Welcome to the new British military .... it all comes down to money ..... and not capability.

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